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fanwar3's Temple Run (iPd)
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| [November 24, 2012 10:11:12 PM]
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Temple Run is one of the games tearing up the top charts on the App Store. Temple Run is a free running game but it doesn’t play the same as most flash-based games of this style. It plays from a behind-the-back third person view and has me fleeing form a pack of ravenous monkey monsters. The premise is that the character (there are several character who I can unlock) has escaped from a temple and is being chased by the monster-monkeys. They make a growling sound at the beginning of the game. If I trip, swipe left and right too often, or jumping to a ledge too early, I can see the ravenous monkey monsters in my view. Like Mirror’s Edge, the main control scheme is using up and down moving to either jump over or slide under obstacles while not ruining my momentum or running into things. If I make too many mistakes, I will find myself getting munched by monkey monsters or smashing headlong to my doom in a hazard ridden swamp. I find myself running along narrow walkways and having to make swift and quick decisions as to whether to make a right or a left turn where the wrong decision can mean an unfortunate doom. Within the simple gameplay, the evil genius lies. The simple, evil genius – even more tortured than the monster-monkeys that chase me. I will need to collect coins to spend on life-saving protective measures and power-ups in the in-game store. Power-ups include a coin magnet so I can scoop up any coins in my view with minimal effort, invisibility, and distance boosts. The more power-ups I have and the more features I can unlock, the higher the score multiplier and finally, the higher my score. The whole game is done in an Indiana Jones, archaeologist motif complete with an Aztec ruin backdrop which makes for a nice fantasy fulfillment for anyone who likes free runners. The complete package comes together to produce an incredibly addicting endurance challenge that will have me to frustratedly and elatedly hitting the play again button over and over. The “one more go” lure allows players to be blurred into a hazy nightmare involving hollow trees, gold and perhaps multicolored coins, Aztec-style platforms, dull rivers, fire-breathing statues, and weirdly, a football player.
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| [November 24, 2012 10:10:23 PM]
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Temple Run is one of the games tearing pu the top charts on the App Store. Temple Run is a free running game but it doesn’t play the same as most flash-based games of this style. It plays from a behind-the-back third person view and has me fleeing form a pack of ravenous monkey monsters. The premise is that the character (there are several character who I can unlock) has escaped from a temple and is being chased by the monster-monkeys. They make a growling sound at the beginning of the game. If I trip, swipe left and right too often, or jumping to a ledge too early, I can see the ravenous monkey monsters in my view. Like Mirror’s Edge, the main control scheme is using up and down moting to either jump over or slide under obstacles whild not ruining my momentum or running into things. If I make too many mistakes, I will find myself getting munched by monkey monsters or smashing headlong to my doom in a hazard ridden swamp. I find myself running along narrow walkways and having to make swift and quick decisions as to whether to make a right or a left turn where the wrong decision can mean an unfortunate doom. Within the simple gameplay, the evil genius lies. The simple, evil genius – even more tortured than the monster-monkeys that chase me. I will need to collect coins to spend on life-saving protective measures and power-ups in the in-game store. Power-ups include a coin magnet so I can scoop up any coins in my view with minimal effort, invisibility, and distance boosts. The more power-ups I have and the more features I can unlock, the higher the score multiplier and finally, the higher my score. The whole game is done in an Indiana Jones, archaeologist motif complete with an Aztec ruin backdrop which makes for a nice fantasy fulfillment for anyone who likes free runners. The complete package comes together to produce an incredibly addicting endurance challenge that will have me to frustratedly and elatedly hitting the play again button over and over. The “one more go” lure allows players to be blurred into a hazy nightmare involving hollow trees, gold and perhaps multicolored coins, Aztec-style platforms, dull rivers, fire-breathing statues, and weirdly, a football player.
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fanwar3's Temple Run (iPd)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Sunday 8 January, 2012
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Temple Run is one of the games tearing up the top charts on the App Store. Temple Run is a free running game but it doesn’t play the same as most flash-based games of this style. It plays from a behind-the-back third person view and has me fleeing form a pack of ravenous monkey monsters. The premise is that the character (there are several character who I can unlock) has escaped from a temple and is being chased by the monster-monkeys. They make a growling sound at the beginning of the game. If I trip, swipe left and right too often, or jumping to a ledge too early, I can see the ravenous monkey monsters in my view. Like Mirror’s Edge, the main control scheme is using up and down moving to either jump over or slide under obstacles while not ruining my momentum or running into things. If I make too many mistakes, I will find myself getting munched by monkey monsters or smashing headlong to my doom in a hazard ridden swamp. I find myself running along narrow walkways and having to make swift and quick decisions as to whether to make a right or a left turn where the wrong decision can mean an unfortunate doom. Within the simple gameplay, the evil genius lies. The simple, evil genius – even more tortured than the monster-monkeys that chase me. I will need to collect coins to spend on life-saving protective measures and power-ups in the in-game store. Power-ups include a coin magnet so I can scoop up any coins in my view with minimal effort, invisibility, and distance boosts. The more power-ups I have and the more features I can unlock, the higher the score multiplier and finally, the higher my score. The whole game is done in an Indiana Jones, archaeologist motif complete with an Aztec ruin backdrop which makes for a nice fantasy fulfillment for anyone who likes free runners. The complete package comes together to produce an incredibly addicting endurance challenge that will have me to frustratedly and elatedly hitting the play again button over and over. The “one more go” lure allows players to be blurred into a hazy nightmare involving hollow trees, gold and perhaps multicolored coins, Aztec-style platforms, dull rivers, fire-breathing statues, and weirdly, a football player.
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